HBCU students march to the polls and rally for answers as Election Day arrives, from Mississippi to North Carolina and Maryland. Capital B reports that students at Jackson State, North Carolina A&T, Norfolk State, and other campuses have spent weeks organizing marches. Morgan State students in Baltimore planned to join them later on Election Day.
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Letitia Plummer is the next Harris County judge, and the Spelman College alumna made history in Texas’ most populous county. On Tuesday night, the former Houston City Council member defeated Republican Orlando Sanchez. As a result, she becomes the first African American elected to lead Harris County. Early unofficial results showed Plummer with about 62%
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Byron Donalds is Florida’s next governor, and the former Florida A&M University student made history in the state where his college journey began. On Tuesday night, the Republican congressman narrowly defeated Democrat David Jolly. As a result, Donalds will become Florida’s first Black governor. He also becomes the first Black Republican ever elected governor in
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STARZ will sponsor the HBCU First LOOK Film & TV Festival at Howard University, connecting HBCU filmmakers with entertainment industry professionals. The fourth annual festival runs November 5–7 in Washington, D.C. STARZ will serve as its inaugural presenting sponsor. The event brings together established filmmakers, actors, producers and emerging creators. Organizers have planned screenings, master
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Earlier this week, North Carolina A&T became the epicenter for a conversation about what happens when culture and civic duty collide. For HBCU Out Loud Day, an annual celebration honoring Black queer students nationwide, the Human Rights Campaign’s HBCU Program and the NAACP teamed up to host an event centered entirely on the stakes of
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By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times The history of Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities is deeply connected to the history of the Civil Rights Movement, but their legacy extends beyond the struggle for equality. From educating generations of Black leaders to shaping campus traditions, culture and community, the institutions have helped define Alabama’s
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The HBCU entrepreneurship community in Birmingham, AL, just received a funding boost. Alabama leads the nation in the number of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), with 14 institutions statewide. Ten of those HBCUs participated in the 2026 HBCU Business Pitch Competition at the Magic City Classic, held Thursday, Oct. 29, at Topgolf Birmingham. The
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By Adam Edelman For the first time in U.S. history, multiple elected Black governors will serve at the same time — and it remains possible that voters will elect more this year than the four who have already won. That historic first is the result of Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s winning re-election in Maryland, Republican
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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a graduate of Florida A&M, was elected governor of Georgia on Tuesday, defeating Republican businessman Rick Jackson. With most of the vote counted late Tuesday, several news outlets showed Lance Bottoms leading 54.4% to 45.6%, and unofficial tallies had her at over 2.1 million votes. Jackson conceded Tuesday night.
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By Sahil Kapur, Scott Wong and Peter Nicholas President Donald Trump told voters to pretend he was on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections. They did. And they resoundingly rejected both his policies and his Republican Party. Democrats have captured full control of Congress, NBC News projects, with voters delivering a forceful repudiation of
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